How Much Would You Be Willing to Spend for a V6 Supercharger?

[spoonerock]

They're powerful!....They're cool!

But would much would you be willing to spend for one installed? :confused:

[BT1024]

I would spend somewhere around $3,000 and then up to $500 or $600 dollars to have it installed properly.
Of course, I would only do it, if it didn't Void my warranty (which it would, so I wouldn't do it).

But, who knows - depending on how things are (financially) after I pay the car off in 5 years, I might consider buying a Mopar Crate motor and have it installed (with exhaust) - and then get another car for my "daily driver".

Brian T.

[Rabbitru]

I would spend up to 4,000 installed for a supercharger or turbo. I would prefer turbo setup but time will tell which is better if either for the V-6.

[808Chargerfan]

Since spoon has a thread going on about a V6 supercharger, I have a petition going on that i will email to paxton to show them the demand that you LX owners.

Send your name and username to me at Evolution8_05@hotmail.com. once i get 100 signatures, i will send it to paxton in an email explaining the demand for one.
Someone from this board just emailed me ad gave me his whole family as signatures! only 96 more to go.


Let me know everyone!

John

[BetoMXL]

i would install a supercharger or a turbo, but in 4 years, after my warranty expires...

[moridin]

I would be willing to pay up to $4000 for a rotrex kit that gets at least 300 rwhp.

[steelsxt]

Hey Beto....keep driving drunk and you may very well expire before your car's warranty does!

[Dysentery Bob]

Hey Beto....keep driving drunk and you may very well expire before your car's warranty does!

Dude, that just blows. Even though I hunt DUIs while on duty, I don't wish death upon them. If they have to die, then I hope it's a single car accident and no one else is involved.

[spoonerock]

24 Hours & only 15 votes????????????????????????????

Come on everybody......this is a poll to see how much interest there is, and what the potential price point for a vendor night be.

Vote even if you are not interested! That way we'll get a better feel of interest among the masses!

Thanks

PS - I have voted that I would not be interested. Personally, I couldn't see spending a whole lot more money on what is my daily driver. That does not mean, however, that I am done modding. :whistle:

[808Chargerfan]

Don't forget everyone, I am making a petition to send to paxton to show the demand for these kits! Email me at Evolution8_05@hotmail.com with your username. so far I only have 4 signatures. I need 96 more. Hit me up if you are interested!

John

[ChargerChick]

Forgive the silly dumb girl question....

Umm...what is a supercharger and what does it do? :)

[Khaleal]

Let me hlep you out

Go here first

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question122.htm


Then go here

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question395.htm

Hope this helps

[GoofyGuy]

Why dont you guys get all your prices and expectations of power together and a few ranged prices and Make me a thread. I will make what you want at a great price. Im a few months away from a v6 kit and only weeks away from the Hemi completion. I will be applying to be a vendor here shortly as well. I know your watching me Ekool and trust me I plan on paying you when Im getting paid like the Redline Year. You guys have questions you ask me I will be more then happy to help you guys out.

[ChargerChick]

OMG Khaleal! What a GREAT website that is!!! Thank you so much for posting that! :happy:

[808Chargerfan]

Why dont you guys get all your prices and expectations of power together and a few ranged prices and Make me a thread. I will make what you want at a great price. Im a few months away from a v6 kit and only weeks away from the Hemi completion. I will be applying to be a vendor here shortly as well. I know your watching me Ekool and trust me I plan on paying you when Im getting paid like the Redline Year. You guys have questions you ask me I will be more then happy to help you guys out.


Great! we will all be looking forward to your resilts of your hemi kit and the prototype of your V6 kit!


John

[GoofyGuy]

Great! we will all be looking forward to your resilts of your hemi kit and the prototype of your V6 kit!


John


The greatest thing is that I can make the v6 kit on my car exactly like the Hemi setup. There are only minor differnces.

[808Chargerfan]

The greatest thing is that I can make the v6 kit on my car exactly like the Hemi setup. There are only minor differnces.


So what kind of supercharger are you gonna use and what other things are you gonna include in the kit? Any projections of how much horsepower this will net at the wheels?


John

[GoofyGuy]

well Im doing turbos so I would like to use a gt30 or larger. You guys are seeing what 200 at the wheels now. Id put about 300 or so down on the stock motor. Which is more then the stock Hemi does.

[808Chargerfan]

well Im doing turbos so I would like to use a gt30 or larger. You guys are seeing what 200 at the wheels now. Id put about 300 or so down on the stock motor. Which is more then the stock Hemi does.


Oh! you're doing turbo's?! Thats even cooler! wow, i would look forward to that!


John

[808Chargerfan]

This is going to be maybe the greatest threads that the V6 forums have ever seen!


John

[ChargerSXT]

Anything new on the Paxton petition?

[808Chargerfan]

Anything new on the Paxton petition?


Well, the only people I got on the petition is you and your family, I guess other people want to se what GoofyGuy will come up with before they make thier dicision.


JOhn

[ChargerSXT]

That sucks! :mad:

I can always send you more family members' names if you need them. :whistle:

[808Chargerfan]

That sucks! :mad:

I can always send you more family members' names if you need them. :whistle:


Haha! Well, i think that peole should look at whats out there before making a decision. Plus, I think that people aren't concerned or dont wanto to sign the petition because they don't have enough background on the whole paxton thing.

John

[GoofyGuy]

well the LX forums let me down they tell me anything but a srt8 isnt worth it so your on your own.


















J/k I have a few tricks up my sleve. In fact the V6 and the SRT8 will be using the same kit minus the turbos. You will have a twin setup on your cars I would say a decent increase somewhere around 100whp at 8psi.

[808Chargerfan]

well the LX forums let me down they tell me anything but a srt8 isnt worth it so your on your own.


















J/k I have a few tricks up my sleve. In fact the V6 and the SRT8 will be using the same kit minus the turbos. You will have a twin setup on your cars I would say a decent increase somewhere around 100whp at 8psi.


WHat do you mean minus the turbos?! well, i would say that the HP increase is very substantial!

JOhn

[GoofyGuy]

WHat do you mean minus the turbos?! well, i would say that the HP increase is very substantial!

JOhn


Well the v6 cant spool 2 gt40s can it? Instead the v6 can spin up two very ready gt25's though so its the srt8 kit minus the Giant turbos.

[ChargerSXT]

well the LX forums let me down they tell me anything but a srt8 isnt worth it so your on your own.

Dude, that was not funny! :monster: I almost cried :cry: when I read that. Good thing you put in the "j/k" or I would have had to do something drastic. :embarrese :whistle: :wink:

[808Chargerfan]

Well the v6 cant spool 2 gt40s can it? Instead the v6 can spin up two very ready gt25's though so its the srt8 kit minus the Giant turbos.


Got it, i dodn't know what you meant if you didn't say the size of the turbos



John

[808Chargerfan]

So how much time till we could see a prototype? Or do you have any pics of your Hemi setup, since you said it looks similar?


John

[AJHOTROD]

ProCharger is the way to go they are intercooled, I have a 89 IROCZ Camaro with one installed P1sc runs the 1320 in 12.32 on NOS 11.20, stock was 14.7

[ChargerSXT]

Too bad that the only Dodge ProCharger systems are for 1996-2001 Rams and 1997-2001 Dakotas/Durangos.

[rrdrummer5]

im in contact with gs motorsports in california to get a supercharger kit fabed for my 3.5l magnum. dunno if it would fit ur chargers but well c :)

[ChargerSXT]

It's not nice to tease us like that. :wink:

Let us know how it goes. And once you get it installed on your Magnum, you can bring your car out this way and we'll take it off of your car and see if it will fit on my Charger. :whistle:

[AJHOTROD]

give it time the Charger is still new to the market, the GTO took some time to take off,its in 2nd year now look at all the mods you can get.

[leoblack]

I would spend 3-4 g's after my warranty.

[rrdrummer5]

im in contact with gs motorsports in california to get a supercharger kit fabed for my 3.5l magnum. dunno if it would fit ur chargers but well c :)

just wanted to give an update. gsm won't do it. they say there is no market...

[circleAcustoms]

I would buy one four 4000 and with a few mods I would think 350 would be a very reachable goal and that is plenty for my wifes car

[Kmac1044]

I have no idea how much a supercharger normally costs or even what kind of hp it would add(probably alot), but I could see myself paying around $1000-$1500. Is this really low? First I got alot of other modding to do......CAI is next, then chip and fog lights.

[rush]

anything as long as rwhp was around 320 hp and reliable .

[rus]

I would strongly go either turbo or procharger. I have a procharged f 150 5.4 4x4 pickup that is excellent all around vehicle.Very reliable setup.

Rus

[Hoodie]

Any updates on this GoofyGuy? Any more info would be appreciated.. I would be interested in buying on within the next year.. Update us on the progress man..

[MySRT8U]

you should have just got the hemi instead of spending money on the supercharger. The Hemi is where it's at, and I think all you guys messed up lol

[dodgerla]

well i think your ugly..........

[MySRT8U]

well i think your ugly..........



don't feel bad bc my R/T would wipe the floor with you :-D

[7186dodge]

they cost to much never work or install as advertised if you really need one tradeup to a hemi my 3.5 goes just fine!!!!!

[wattsg]

is the exhaust from the srt8 taken? if not I would like it please....thanks so much


J

ChargerR/T8604,

If you were interested in obtaining this SRT8 exhaust, I'm curious; why did'nt you just buy the SRT8?

[arfur]

ChargerR/T8604,

If you were interested in obtaining this SRT8 exhaust, I'm curious; why did'nt you just buy the SRT8?
Touche! LOL :D

[dodgerla]

ChargerR/T8604,

If you were interested in obtaining this SRT8 exhaust, I'm curious; why did'nt you just buy the SRT8?

ha..ha..ha.. gotcha

[dodgerla]

ChargerR/T8604,

If you were interested in obtaining this SRT8 exhaust, I'm curious; why did'nt you just buy the SRT8?

ha..ha..ha.. gotcha

[Cyclopse]

I'd vote (since it was my whole reason for signing up), but the voting is closed! Anybody know of one for the 2.7?

[ipimpthisc]

I'd vote (since it was my whole reason for signing up), but the voting is closed! Anybody know of one for the 2.7?

I have a 2.7 too...wold love an extra 100 hp to brag about with a supercharger pushing 8-10 psi.

[fluffykush]

I would pay $1500-2000 for one of those.

[Deuuuce]

Totally nuts. Talk about tanking the resale of the car when the 5.7 is easily available.

[circleAcustoms]

ho would that tank the resale of the car?

[Deuuuce]

ho would that tank the resale of the car?

Or very hard to sell....the used V6 buyer isn't shopping for power, or a somewhat seriously modified car that isn't designed for the extra power (vs. the factory Toyota TRD offerings). Plus, there would be no return on the mods because someone looking for more power would just go to the 5.7 and all of it's aftermarket support.

If resales are close to each other (V6 to 5.7), it will de-value it even further.

Question, does the 5.7 and V6s share the same transmission?

[red35]

Some V6 owners bought the V6 because they did not have the available funding for the HEMI. I can see that if a V6 owner came into some extra cash and wanted more performance that he might choose to super charge.

1. It would be cheaper to do the mod than it would to purchase a new car with a HEMI.
2. If you buy used, you may buy into car problems that are hidden.

If performance was a $3000 issue for me, I would probably get the super charger after the warranty period. Later, I may want a super charger, but right now I would put it into other areas....
- sunroof
- foglamps
- dual exhaust (just to fill in the rear fender cutout)

[BIGGCharger]

Totally nuts. Talk about tanking the resale of the car when the 5.7 is easily available.

I just don't get why the V8 guys bash on the V6 guys for wanting to mod their cars? Does that mean instead of modding your RT you are just going to trade it in for an SRT to be faster? If you already own an SRT are you going to trade it in for a Viper to be faster?

[circleAcustoms]

what I dont understand is why the v/8s even bother looking at the v/6 posts

[Deuuuce]

I just don't get why the V8 guys bash on the V6 guys for wanting to mod their cars? Does that mean instead of modding your RT you are just going to trade it in for an SRT to be faster? If you already own an SRT are you going to trade it in for a Viper to be faster?

The V6s don't have drivetrains engineered for adding much power. Why spend all that money on a mod when you can get more car with the money on an R/T.

And yes, a lot of R/Ts simply trade-up instead of doing heads, cam and full exhaust AND they get the benefit of the upgraded brakes and suspension. Just my .$02.

I caught this as an active topic.

[spoonerock]

The V6s don't have drivetrains engineered for adding much power. Why spend all that money on a mod when you can get more car with the money on an R/T.

And yes, a lot of R/Ts simply trade-up instead of doing heads, cam and full exhaust AND they get the benefit of the upgraded brakes and suspension. Just my .$02.

I caught this as an active topic.

Deuuuce,

I understand the point you are trying to make, but please be carefull not to just lump a group of individuals together who have a variety of interests into the same mold.

Any old time car restoration enthusiast will tell you, that if you do it right, you will NEVER get back your investment when restoring an old car, much less make a profit. The examples of those who do are few and far between. Barrett Jackson type auctions merely magnify the lucky few.

I have an original 1967 Charger that I have been restoring for the last year. Outside the cost of the vehicle, I have put over $25K additional into the resto, with about another $5K - $10K to go.

I'm doing it because I LOVE it, not because I'm concerned about it's resale value. My 14 year old daughter can worry about that after I make my exit from this world (if she doesn't bury me in it). :grin:

Same thing holds true for my 2006 SXT. It is a "because I can" type of argument. Lot's of folks like to "push the envelope ... climb the mountain" simply because it is there! It's the challenge that makes it fun for the REAL car enthusiast.

Why do some 5.7 & 6.1 HEMI owners take the risk of blowing apart their engines to install a supercharger with questionable reliability? Why would others spend the money to pull their engines to install performance cams, headers, torque converters, heads, etc., etc., etc.. They will NEVER realize a profit on their investment at resale!

I'm sure resale value is not on their minds when they drop the coin.

It's all for the challenge and shear love of it to the maniac modding enthusiast! :grin:

Engine size NEVER matters once you've caught the bug! :)

[circleAcustoms]

right on brother

[Deuuuce]

I'm doing it because I LOVE it, not because I'm concerned about it's resale value.

Same thing holds true for my 2006 SXT. It is a "because I can" type of argument. Lot's of folks like to "push the envelope ... climb the mountain" simply because it is there! It's the challenge that makes it fun for the REAL car enthusiast.

Engine size NEVER matters once you've caught the bug! :)

Then I say go for it, good luck and whomever does it, keep us posted.

Too bad DCX doesn't offer a Mopar SC unit like TRD does for their cars. And a warranty when dealer installed....

[Jason298]

Totally agree w/ u spoonerock. When I get my sxt, I'm going to look forward to modding it.

[high888]

ZERO. I'd spend the extra money by trading in the 3.5L for an RT.

[ipimpthisc]

will somebody make a screw type or whipple chager with injectors, and ready to run computer already..i will spend up to 4k if it can get me 150 more horses and super torque from the floor till 5k rpm..btw i have the 2.7l mini mouse

[DODGEBALLS]

will somebody make a screw type or whipple chager with injectors, and ready to run computer already..i will spend up to 4k if it can get me 150 more horses and super torque from the floor till 5k rpm..btw i have the 2.7l mini mouse



I would agree with this, I wouldn't be willing to spend over 4k.

[07ChargerV6]

ZERO. I'd spend the extra money by trading in the 3.5L for an RT.

word

[goval]

ZERO. I'd spend the extra money by trading in the 3.5L for an RT.


Straight to the point! The "money words"!

[ProWrestlingStudent]

what I dont understand is why the v/8s even bother looking at the v/6 posts

for some, they legitamently wanna learn, or add to the discussion

for the rest....its usually an ego trip...

granted some will offer decent advice, such as the first post about going with a procharger or turbo...

but then you have the egos, of, if you want this, just get that....



but in retrospect, just makes em look like the forum jerks....

i mean seriously..... should i walk up to smaller people who weigh around 150-180lbs who wear those tight club shirts and flex my arms as if to say if you wanna make yourself look all big and strong, stop wearing small tight shirts, and actually go to a gym and lift weights to work your muscle and not your ego.....

more or less its the same thing. you'll find it on forums with the same cars, you'll find it on various forums between car companies.



bottom line, people add power adders for a challenge, or for the love of being a car enthusiast outside of the normal ones who do things for status.

also a few questions...:

Originally Posted by Deuuuce
The V6s don't have drivetrains engineered for adding much power.

Deuuuce, i'm just asking for my own personal knowledge, but the R/T and 3.5's share 5 speed "manumatics"....

but are the codes different on the transmissions?

if they arent, and have the same "innards", then the extra 100hp the R/T handles over the 3.5L, then there shouldnt be any difference outside of driveline shock of boost (which would really only occur with a roots style charger as most centrifugs build boost like a turbo....theres no instant boost)

also do you have the specs for what the transmissions are rated for?

usually (ROT-Rule of Thumb) it goes the less gears, the less moving parts, the larger each part...so the tranny with the least gears is usually the strongest....

but what are the HP/TQ limits to the current transmissions.




honestly, unless someone knows those, then no one could really truthfully say whats strong enough or not strong enough to handle what.


also if anyone has the stall rate of the converters as well that would be helpful as well. as most times you upgrade anything, you will want a slightly higher stall rate.

[ducvw2004]

I spent almost $6,000 on a superchager for my VR6 Jetta.
Worth every penny for the thrill. Didn't do much for the value though.

[ProWrestlingStudent]

I spent almost $6,000 on a superchager for my VR6 Jetta.
Worth every penny for the thrill. Didn't do much for the value though.

sadly in the world of modding... virtually no mods add onto resale value outside of private sells...

its almost always more benficial to part out if you chose to let it go at a later time.

[ssballow]

I would spend 3500 dollars for a bolt on kit.

[07ChargerV6]

ZERO. I'd spend the extra money by trading in the 3.5L for an RT.

Yeah I would trade my 2.7 for an R/T... I might look into it in the fall when the R/T's get discounted... :lol:

[likeaninja]

2-3000 dollars sound like alot but with the right tune and some additional strenghthening of the engine it could pay off big time... but for 3000 more i could have picked up a "like new" 06 R/T under 12000 miles dealer demo....
but i didnt...:(

[DanielsPSD]

I'd pay 2k with no shipping costs and pre-production and military discount. Oh wait..I did. :grin:

[spoonerock]

Since there is product now on the market for us, it doesn't make much sense to leave this thread up as a "stickie".

You can still post replies, but the thread will now experience a "natural death" only to be found in archives of forgotten topics! :grin:

[cjsCharger]

Ahh, one of the sad happenings of nature, the slow demise of old threads. Sometimes you just have to let them go. We'll miss you ...sob... thread....sob...